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Discovering urban nature: citizen science and biodiversity on a university campus
Preserving biodiversity is a paramount global concern and, in this regard, monitoring urban biodiversity has increasingly taken on a significant...
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Using remote-sensing and citizen-science data to assess urban biodiversity for sustainable cityscapes: the case study of Athens, Greece
ContextUrban biodiversity is an important and growing research area as cities continue to expand and human populations concentrate in urban centers....
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Data synthesis for biodiversity science: a database on plant diversity of the Indian Himalayan Region
In an era of global environmental change, empirical synthesis of biodiversity data across geographic scales and taxonomic groups is urgently...
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Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity conservation strategies encompass both in situ and ex situ methods. In situ conservation focuses on protecting species and ecosystems in...
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Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions
Since the 1990s, recognition of urban biodiversity research has increased steadily. Knowledge of how ecological communities respond to urban...
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Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
The expansion of globalized industrial societies is causing global warming, ecosystem degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide....
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Protecting commonplace biodiversity under international conservation law
A contemporary appraisal of the extent to which international conservation law provides for the protection of commonplace biodiversity. It is argued...
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Citizen Science for Deep Ocean Biodiversity: A Crowdsourcing Tool in Support of Conservation
Scientific knowledge plays an important role in providing ecosystem services. However, knowledege from the vast deep ocean is less understood and...
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Business and biodiversity: achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity conservation through transformative business practices
Due to their massive resources and global reach, businesses could contribute immensely to global efforts to reduce biodiversity loss. Within the last...
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Transformative change for biodiversity requires more inclusive and participatory framing of research agendas
Science plays a crucial role in identifying transformative change trajectories that are positive for biodiversity and human well-being. The concept...
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Geographical patterns and determinants of insect biodiversity in China
Insects play important roles in the maintenance of ecosystem functioning and the provision of livelihoods for millions of people. However, compared...
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Biodiversity in residential gardens: a review of the evidence base
Residential gardens are a principal component of urban green infrastructure throughout the world and their potential positive contributions to...
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Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science
Human activities are degrading ecosystems worldwide, posing existential threats for biodiversity and humankind. Slowing and reversing this...
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West Atlantic coastal marine biodiversity: the contribution of the platform iNaturalist
Data collection by citizen scientists is emerging as an important practice for biodiversity detection, map**, and compilation of big data in open...
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Global multifaceted biodiversity patterns, centers, and conservation needs in angiosperms
The Convention on Biological Diversity seeks to conserve at least 30% of global land and water areas by 2030, which is a challenge but also an...
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Caught in the crossfire: biodiversity conservation paradox of sociopolitical conflict
The current state of global biodiversity is confronted with escalating threats arising from human-induced environmental changes and a growing array...
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Considering farming management at the landscape scale: descriptors and trends on biodiversity. A review
Farming management and alterations in land cover play crucial roles in driving changes in biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and the provision of...
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Are acoustic indices useful for monitoring urban biodiversity?
Monitoring changes in biodiversity resulting from urban sprawl is an important topic for conservation. Automated biodiversity monitoring methods can...
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Community Science Initiatives Utilizing Environmental DNA
The technology that utilizes environmental DNA (eDNA), which refers to DNA released by organisms into the environment, has rapidly advanced as a...